Easy class, just take notes on musicians and their respective instruments. Go to discussion, it really helps. My TA David condensed most of the lecture during his section and made it really easy to remember names. Definitely recommend him as a TA. All assignments are straightforward, tests too.

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Honestly this class wasn't too hard. However, the lectures can get a bit boring, especially since they mainly involve just Professor Harrison listing musicians, the era they were in, their instrument, and other facts about them. The midterm was really tricky in that there were 100 multiple choice questions, which means a lot of small details were tested and memorization of the lecture is crucial. There were questions that came from videos played during class. There was also a listening portion of songs from your listening list, which was more straightforward. I heard that Professor Harrison reuses a lot of questions from past exams, but he took his test out of the test bank. The 2 essays in the class are graded pretty easily by the TAs. There's also an extra credit essay (3-4 pages) that can boost your final grade by 3%. I also felt that the final, which is not cumulative, was easier than the midterm. Overall the class isn't super hard, but it also is not super interesting because the exams focus a lot on just memorization.

Lectures are incredibly repetitive but straightforward and give exact information more directly than the textbooks will. The books (especially the course reader) barely helped me and didn't have the explicit facts that the tests were asking. Writing essays is pretty easy and straightforwards, but the tests are very specific and you have to memorize every instrument and period for every musician, even ones that aren't on the listening list, which Harrison didn't make clear. We watch a lot of films that aren't helpful, but overall this class is very low effort as long as you study for exams and can memorize about 30-50ish musicians. Also I've heard that for 50A you can get an exact copy of the midterms at the test bank and he never changes his questions, but this is definitely not the case for 50B.

Amazing class and very engaging. Had no musical background or knowledge whatsoever and managed to pass the class with an A. The professor is amazing and very helpful.

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This was a great GE for me to take my first quarter at UCLA, it was low stress and was an easy A. Just make sure you listen to the songs in advance, I usually listened to them on the way to class. Although his lectures do get a little boring sometimes, it's still very interesting to learn about. And I really learned to like jazz after taking this class.

The class is an easy GE, and you got to know some interesting stories about jazz musicians and bands. I really like the class since it introduced me into a new world, and through this I got some appreciation for jazz. Selling the course reader for $18. Please contact me at 310-592-9381.

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This class is SUPER easy. The discussions are mandatory, so show up, and the TAs and the information are actually pretty cool. The lecture itself is super boring though, the professor is great but the lecture style was not my favorite. I barely went to lecture and did not buy the materials and did just fine. I dont know if the material is helpful, but you can survive without it. Just be sure to GO TO THE TEST BANK for the midterm and study hard for the final. The final is just memorization of a bunch of terms, so go on quizlet and work your magic. The essays are okay-- just make sure to actually do them. The songs are good! The first set was a little harder for me, just be sure to identify something at the beginning of the song and youll be golden. (for the song part of the exams) Overall, I really didn't like this class that much but it was so easy that I appreciated it as a fourth class. Take this if you want an easy A!